TONIGHT'S STORYLINESNashville and Edmonton wrap up their 2008-09 regular-season series tonight at the Sommet Center with Nashville holding a 2-1-0 edge in three games thus far. The last meeting came on Super Bowl Sunday at Rexall Place, where Nashville improved to 10-1-0 in its last 11 games against Edmonton thanks to a stellar, 32-save effort by rookie netminder Pekka Rinne. In the current 11-game stretch, the Preds have scored four-or-more goals on seven occasions. The last Preds-Oil game in Nashville came 54 games ago on Oct. 30. That night, Nashville used multi-point efforts from Shea Weber (1g-1a) and Ryan Suter (2a), in addition to Rinne’s first win of the season, to top the Oilers for the sixth consecutive time on Sommet Center ice. Since going winless against Edmonton on home ice in six games from 2000-03, Nashville is 7-1-(0)-1 in its last nine times hosting the Oil.

Martin Erat (3g),Weber(2g-1a), J.P. Dumont (1g-2a) and David Legwand (3a) and all have three points in three games against Edmonton this season… Weber has nine points (5g-4a) in 12 career games against the Oilers, and had the game-winning goal back on Oct. 30.

Vernon Fiddler, an Edmonton native, has nine points (4g-5a) in 12 games against his hometown team, and has 20 points (8g-12a) in 27 games against the two Alberta teams. In 259 games against the rest of the NHL, he has amassed 69 points (34g-35a)… As a Predator, J.P. Dumont has 15 points (5g-10a) in 11 games against Edmonton… This season, Rinne is 2-0-0 with a 1.61 goals-against average and a .961 save percentage against the Oilers… Jason Arnott, who was an All-Rookie Team member and Calder Trophy runner-up as a member of the Oilers in 1993-94, has 20 points (8g-12a) in 25 career games against his former team. Arnott amassed 239 points (100g-139a) in his first 286 NHL games with the Oilers from 1993-98 before being traded to New Jersey along with Bryan Muir on Jan. 4, 1998 for Valeri Zelepukin and Bill Guerin.

Milestones attained against the Edmonton OilersMartin Erat - Passed Greg Johnson and Scott Hartnell for third on the franchise’s all-time goals list (94) on Dec. 28, 2008 at Edmonton. He had his only career hat trick on March 4, 2008.Vernon Fiddler - Most assists (2) in a game on February 19, 2008.Scott Nichol - Most assists (2) and points (3) in a game on February 19, 2008.Jerred Smithson - Played his first game as a Predator on November 8, 2005.

RECAPPING SATURDAY’S HISTORICAL VICTORYThe Predators put a significant dent on the franchise record books with Saturday night’s 8-0 victory over the defending Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings. Not only did the win set the record for largest margin of victory, but concluded a stretch of three games were Nashville scored 17 goals (Feb. 24: 4-1 win vs. Chicago, Feb. 26: 5-3 win vs. Phoenix, Feb. 28: 8-0 win vs. Detroit) – the highest since it tallied 18 in a three-game stretch from Feb. 18-21, 2004 (Feb. 18: 7-3 win vs. San Jose, Feb. 20: 3-2 OT win at Anaheim, Feb. 21: 8-2 win at Phoenix). Other records set or approached include:- The eight-goal performance tied for the third-highest in Predator history, and was the most goals since Jan. 5, 2007 in a 8-3 win at Chicago.- The five-goal opening frame was the first time in team history it scored that many goals in a first period, and tied for the second-most in a period. A five-tally period was last hit in the second period of that same Chicago game on Jan. 5, 2007.- The first period was also the first time since Nov. 25, 2006 vs. Detroit that the Predators scored five consecutive goals in a frame.- Nashville’s third, fourth and fifth goals of the first period came in a span of 1:24, the fastest in Sommet Center history and second quickest three goals overall.- Goals No. 1-4 came in a span of 5:03, the fastest four goals on home ice, and second-fastest overall.

PREDATORS CLOSE STELLAR FEBRUARY WITH FOUR STRAIGHT WINSThe Predators both started and ended the month of February with season-high four-game winning streaks, and went 10-4-1 for 21 points. The 21 points is tied for the second-most in a single month in franchise history, previously attained in November 2006 when Nashville went 10-2-1. The club record for points in a month is 22 set in January 2004 when the Predators went 10-4-(2)-0. Nashville started February 2009 in 14th place in the Western Conference, eight points out of the eighth and final playoff spot. When the calendar turned to March, it was in ninth place, just one point from a playoff spot and two points from sixth in the conference.

PLAYER QUICK HITS- For the first time in his career, Joel Ward has goals/points in three consecutive games (3g-2a), including back-to-back one-goal, one-assist performances. Ward has five multiple-point games this season.- On Saturday, Cal O’Reilly became the first Predator to register a point in his NHL debut since Rich Peverley did it on March 4, 2007 at Anaheim.- Dan Hamhuis has three assists in the last three games, giving him nine points (1g-8a) in the last 17 games. That doubles his offensive output from the previous 35 games (2g-7a).

RINNE TIES SINGLE-SEASON SHUTOUT MARKRookie goaltender Pekka Rinne turned aside all 30 shots he faced on Saturday vs. Detroit to record his sixth shutout in his 35th appearance of the season, tying him for second in the league in that category and tying the franchise record for whitewashes in a season set by Dan Ellis in 2007-08. Rinne (6 in 2008-09) and Columbus’ Steve Mason (8 in 2008-09) are the first goaltenders to post five or more shutouts in their rookie seasons since Evgeni Nabokov (6 in 2000-01) and Luongo (5 in 2000-01) did so.

Rinne went 9-2-1 in February, tied for the most wins in the month with Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo. The Kempele, Finland native’s 1.72 goals-against average and .944 save percentage also ranked among the league leaders for the month. Overall, Rinne ranks third in the NHL in both goals-against average (2.15) and save percentage (.926). When he gets three-or-more goals in offensive support, Rinne is 11-0-1.

ARNOTT NOTCHES EIGHTH CAREER HAT TRICKJason Arnott scored goals No. 24-26 on Saturday, brining him within two tallies of last season’s total, and six shy of a career-high 32 attained in 2005-06 with Dallas. It was the 16th hat trick in franchise history, and the first on Sommet Center ice since Arnott posted his first three-goal game as a Predator on Dec. 22, 2007 vs. Los Angeles. Nashville’s captain now has five goals during a three-game scoring streak, and has 15 points (10g-5a) in his last 14 games. Ten of his goals have come in 17 games since the All-Star Break. Overall, J.P. Dumont has assisted on 16 of Arnott’s 26 goals.

PREDS PK CONTINUES TO ROLL AT HOMEThe Predators have not allowed a power-play goal on home ice in seven consecutive home games, killing off all 20 chances against in that span. It is the second-longest such streak in franchise history, second only to a nine-game stretch from Dec. 13-Jan. 17 where the penalty kill extinguished 30 consecutive opportunities against in that stretch. Nashville’s home PK is ranked second in the league (88.9%), having gone 61-for-64 (95.3%) in their last 20 games.

Overall, the killers have been perfect in five straight, and in eight of their last nine to move up to fourth in the NHL (84.1%).

TEAM QUICK HITS- This is Nashville’s final game against a Canadian team in 2008-09. The Preds are 4-10-0 against teams from north of the border this season.- After claiming 25 of their first 29 victories by two goals or less, the Predators have won their last two games by a combined 11 goals. Nashville is 15-7-4 in one-goal games and 23-6-1 when scoring three-or-more goals. It is also a league-best 15-0-1 when leading after one period and 25-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.- Nashville’s nine shutouts are tied with Columbus and Florida for the most in the league.- In the last three games, Nashville’s power play has gone 3-for-11 (27.3%). It had gone 1-for-18 (5.6%) in the five previous games.

TOP FORWARDS CONTINUE TO PACE OFFENSEEven in the absence of third-leading scorer Martin Erat last game, the Predators top two lines continued their recent roll – the line of Jason Arnott between Steve Sullivan and J.P. Dumont combined for three goals and six assists, raising its total in the last six games to 10 goals and 15 assists. Nashville’s record to 27-14-2 when one of Nashville’s top four point-producing forwards –Arnott, Dumont, Erat and David Legwand – score, and of Nashville’s 46 goals scored since the All-Star break, those four have accounted for 22 of them (47.8%). - Legwand brought his season goal total to 17 with a marker last game. Just twice in his nine-season career has he scored 18-or-more goals. Legwand has scored in three consecutive games for the second time in his career and first since Nov. 1-4, 2007. He has five goals in the last six games at the Sommet Center, and a team-leading 13 of his markers have come on home ice. The club is 12-3-0 when he scores.- Dumont has assists in four straight games (6a), tying the longest streak by a Predator this season. His career high is a five-game streak, attained twice last season.- Sullivan’s three-assist performance on Saturday was his first three-point game since Jan. 27, 2007 at St. Louis (2g-1a) and his first three-helper game since Dec. 23, 2006 vs. Los Angeles. He has eight points (4g-4a) in his last six games.

WEBER BACK ON TRACKShea Weber has registered a point in four consecutive games (3g-2a), a career high for the fourth-year blueliner. Prior to the current streak, he had been held to just one point (assist) in his previous 14 outings. Weber registered his first career “Gordie Howe Hat Trick,” with the goal being his 17th, tying a career high in addition to tying him for second among NHL defensemen in goals. The Predators are 12-3-0 when he scores a goal, and Weber is the only NHL defenseman with more than 30 points and 140 hits.

Series Notes:3/4/08: Martin Erat registered his first career hat trick - and the Predators' first on the road since 1999 - as Nashville won its eighth consecutive game in the series, 5-1, at Rexall Place...1/3/07: Alexander Radulov notched the first two-goal performance of his career to lead Nashville to a 5-2 win at the Sommet Center... 11/8/05: Scott Hartnell's game-winner with 23 seconds remaining capped a stretch in which the teams scored three goals in the game's final 1:55 of Nashville's 3-2 win at the Sommet Center... 1/18/03: Vladimir Orszagh's extra-attacker goal with 1:02 remaining knotted the contest at 2-2, and Andy Delmore scored in overtime (3:35), giving Nashville a 3-2 win.

Recent Nashville Predators Games

Last 5 NSH Games: 4 - 0 - 1

Last 10 NSH Games: 6 - 3 - 1

February 28, 2009: Nashville Predators 8, Detroit Red Wings 0 at Sommet CenterThe win set the record for largest margin of victory,and the eight-goal performance tied for the third-highest in Predator history, and was the most goals since Jan. 5, 2007 in a 8-3 win at Chicago... The five-goal opening frame was the first time in team history it scored that many goals in a first period, and tied for the second-most in a period. A five-tally period was last hit in the second period of that same Chicago game on Jan. 5, 2007... The first period was also the first time since Nov. 25, 2006 vs. Detroit that the Predators scored five consecutive goals in a frame... Nashville’s third, fourth and fifth goals of the first period came in a span of 1:24, the fastest in Sommet Center history and second quickest three goals overall... Goals No. 1-4 came in a span of 5:03, the fastest four goals on home ice, and second-fastest overall....Rookie goaltender Pekka Rinne turned aside all 30 shots he faced to record his sixth shutout tying the franchise record for whitewashes in a season set by Dan Ellis in 2007-08. Jason Arnott notched his eighth career hat trick... The Predators were perfect on the penalty kill at home for the seventh straigh game... J.P. Dumont tied a career high with three assists... Joel Ward and David Legwand extended goal streaks to three games... Shea Weber notched his first "Gordie Howe Hat Trick." GOALS BY PERIOD SHOTS BY PERIOD GOALTENDER PPNSH 5-1-2 - 8 14-6-3 - 23 Rinne (W, 0-30) 1-3DET 0-0-0 - 8 11-14-5 - 30 Conklin (L, 4-9), Osgood (4-14) 0-2

February 26, 2009: Nashville Predators 4, Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Sommet CenterWith 47 shots on goal, including 19 in the first period, the Predators tied 2008-09 marks for shots in both a game (previously hit Nov. 25 vs. St. Louis) and a period (previously attained Jan. 28 at Vancouver)... The three-goal margin of victory tied a high last reached Jan. 10 in a 4-1 win over Chicago....Martin Erat put a career-high nine shots on goal, with five of those coming in the first period, both highs for a Predator this season. It was also tied for the fourth-highest shot output in franchise history.... David Legwand, Jason Arnott and Joel Ward all scored goals for the second straight game... Nashville was perfect on the PK for the sixth straight home game... Martin Erat notched his fourth assist in two games... J.P. Dumont posted an assist for the third straight game... Jordin Tootoo had a season-high 12 PIMs... Ryan Jones led all skaters in hits with four ...Nashville also reached the 30-win mark for the fifth consecutive campaign, doing it in four more games than last season, but only one more than in 2003-04 when it made the playoffs for the first time. GOALS BY PERIOD SHOTS BY PERIOD GOALTENDER PPNSH 1-1-2 - 4 19-15-13 - 47 Rinne (W, 1-26) 0-2PHX 0-1-0 - 1 10-10-6 - 26 Bryzgalov (L, 4-47) 0-1

February 24, 2009: Nashville Predators 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Sommet CenterNashville posted its first five-goal game the first without the aid of an empty-net goal since Nov. 23, 2008 in a 5-2 win at Carolina. Prior to the third period, Nashville had not scored four goals in a period since another come-from-behind win at Montreal on Dec. 1, 2007. It was the club’s first third-period markers in six outings. It was only the second time in the last 45 games that the Preds have posted more than one power-play goal. It was Nashville’s fourth win of 2008-09 when trailing after 40 minutes – Chicago held a 3-1 advantage after two periods.... After going nine games without a point, Martin Erat became the first Predator to post three helpers in a period (third) since Peter Forsberg did so on March 3, 2007... Nashville’s top four forwards – Jason Arnott, J.P. Dumont, Martin Erat and David Legwand – combined for nine points (3g-6a)... Arnott scored with his 22nd goal of the season in the second period – 14 of his season total have come in that frame.... Dumont’s goal and assist were his first points at the Sommet Center since Jan. 10 vs. Chicago... Legwand posted his ninth third-period goal and 15th goal of the season to start the rally.... Joel Ward scored his second career game-winning goal... Pekka Rinne recorded his seventh win in nine tries in February... Shea Weber scored for the second straight game, his career-best seventh power play goal... Ryan Suter set a career high with his 32nd point of the season. GOALS BY PERIOD SHOTS BY PERIOD GOALTENDER PPNSH 0-1-4 - 5 9-7-13 - 29 Rinne (W, 3-32) 2-6CHI 0-3-0 - 3 7-14-11 - 32 Huet (L, 5-29) 0-2

February 21, 2009: Nashville Predators 1, St. Louis 0 in overtime at Scottrade CenterNashville wrapped up its six-game season series with St. Louis with a 2-2-2 record. Four of the six games went to a shootout/overtime... Nashville claimed its first 1-0 decision in overtime since Feb. 9, 2002 when Denis Arkhipov scored 2:45 into OT in a win at Columbus... It was Nashville's fourth OT/SO game in six contests... Nashville improved to 8-4 in extra time... Shea Weber scored his team-leading fourth game-winning goal, the 32nd goal by a d-man this season and eighth game winning - four of the eight have come in overtime... Nashville was perfect on the penalty kill for the fifth time in six games... Pekka Rinne picked up his fifth shutout of the season with a 30-save effort... Ryan Suter tied a career high with his 31st point of the campaign (assist)... J.P. Dumont notched his third assist in three games... Joel Ward played a career-high 20:19... Jerred Smithson tied a career high with four shots. GOALS BY PERIOD SHOTS BY PERIOD GOALTENDER PPSTL 0-0-0-0 - 0 9-12-9-0 - 30 Mason (OTL, 1-22) 0-3NSH 0-0-0-1 - 1 6-8-7-1 - 22 Rinne (W, 0-30) 0-1

February 19, 2009: St. Louis 2, Nashville Predators 1 in overtime at Sommet CenterNashville fell to 4-4-1 on the back-end of back-to-back games... Steve Sullivan scored for his second consecutive game, giving him three goals in two games... Jason Arnott posted an assist for the second straight game, giving him points in eight (5g-4a) of 10 outings... Pekka Rinne held the opposition to two goals or less for the sixth time in eight February starts... Ryan Suter led all skaters in ice time at 28:52, his highest total since the third game of the season... Radek Bonk played 22:48, his highest total as a Predator... Shea Weber and Jason Arnott both put six shots on goal... Nashville was a perfect 3-for-3 on the penalty kill, keeping the opposition's power play at bay for the fourth consecutive game. GOALS BY PERIOD SHOTS BY PERIOD GOALTENDER PPNSH 1-0-0-0 - 1 12-9-8-0 - 29 Rinne (OTL, 2-36) 0-3STL 0-1-0-1 - 2 7-10-12-7 - 36 Mason (W, 1-29) 0-3

Nashville Predators Injuries, Transactions

MAN-GAMES LOST TO INJURY:167

INJURIES/SUSPENSIONS C Scott Nichol is out indefintely with a concussion sustained Dec. 9 vs. Vancouver.D Alexander Sulzer is out 4-to-6 weeks with a separated shoulder sustained on Jan. 28 at Vancouver.C Radek Bonk is out two weeks with an upper-body injury sustained Feb. 21 at St. Louis.RW Martin Erat is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

PREDATORS CLOSE STELLAR FEBRUARY WITH FOUR STRAIGHT WINSThe Predators both started and ended the month of February with season-high four-game winning streaks, and went 10-4-1 for 21 points. The 21 points is tied for the second-most in a single month in franchise history, previously attained in November 2006 when Nashville went 10-2-1. The club record for points in a month is 22 set in January 2004 when the Predators went 10-4-(2)-0. Nashville started February 2009 in 14th place in the Western Conference, eight points out of the eighth and final playoff spot. When the calendar turned to March, it was in ninth place, just one point from a playoff spot and two points from sixth in the conference.

STEVE SULLIVAN RETURNS TO PREDATORS LINEUPSix-hundred eighty-seven days passed between games for Nashville forward Steve Sullivan, as a back injury kept him out from Feb. 22, 2007 vs. Montreal to Jan. 10, 2009 vs. Chicago. He missed 142 straight regular-season games and 11 more playoff contests during that stretch, but his return made him just the third player in the post-World War II era to miss more than 600 games, then return to action (Jim Peplinski, Calgary and Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh).

Sullivan joined the Predators via trade from Chicago on Feb. 16, 2004 for a 2004 second-round pick (Ryan Garlock) and a 2005 second-round pick (Michael Blunden), and Nashville went 88-46-16 in 150 games with the 5-9, 173-pound right winger until he was sidelined on Feb. 22, 2007, and 82-60-18 in 160 games without him from that point to his return Jan. 10, 2009. Nashville produced 3.23 goals-per-game with Sullivan, and 2.70 without him during the respective stretches.

SHEA WEBER PLAYS IN HIS FIRST ALL-STAR GAMENashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber participated in his first career All-Star Weekend Jan 24-25 in Montreal, becoming the fifth Predator - and first Nashville draft pick - to represent the club in the league’s mid-season classic. The Sicamous, B.C., native did not disappoint, as he kicked the weekend off in Saturday’s Skills Competition by finishing second in the Hardest Shot Competition with a 103.4 mph blast. It was the third hardest shot in competition history. In Sunday’s game, he led all Western Conference skaters in ice time (22:16) and was a +1.

The 6-4, 230-pound blueliner has ranked among the defensive league leaders in goals (17)all season, in addition to being second on the Predators. He leads the team in plus/minus rating, hits and shots on goal – the third-highest total among NHL d-men. Weber is also tied for first on the club in power-play goals and game-winning goals.

Nashville’s third choice, 49th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Sommet Center, Weber posted a pair of multi-goal games in the season’s first half, and notched a career-high four points (1g-3a) against Columbus on Oct. 18.

RINNE BACKSTOPS ROOKIES TO VICTORY IN THE YOUNGSTARS GAMEPekka Rinne became the seventh Nashville Predator to appear in a YoungStars Game during 2009 All-Star Weekend in Montreal, and led the Rookie team to a 9-5 victory over the Sophomores. The 6-5, 206-pound netminder, drafted in the eighth round (258th overall) of the 2004 Entry Draft, stopped 19 shots, including 12-of-13 in the third period.

The Kempele, Finland native has been solid in his first full season in the NHL, ranking among the league leaders in goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts. Rinne posted his first three career whitwashes in a five-game span from Dec. 1-20 and became the second Predator to earn First Star of the Week honors on Dec. 8 after earning a pair of shutouts while allowing just two goals on 83 shots – neither of which came at even strength - in the previous seven days. The Kempele, Finland native opened the week on Dec. 1 in Buffalo with his first NHL shutout, stopping all 30 shots in a 2-0 win. Three nights later, he backstopped the Predators to a 3-2 win over Colorado with 19 saves. Dec. 6, he completed the week with a 1-0 win over Minnesota with 32 saves as the Predators scored their lone goal in the third period.

THREE PREDATORS PROSPECTS SELECTED TO THE 2009 AHL ALL-STAR CLASSICMilwaukee Admirals, and Nashville Predators prospects Cal O’Reilly, Mike Santorelli and Cody Franson played in the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic on Jan. 26 in Worcester, Mass. It was the first career selection for each player.

Santorelli, a sixth-round choice (178th overall) of Nashville in 2004, was selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Month for December after notching 23 points (8g-15a) in 14 games, and helping the team to a record-tying 12 wins in the month. At the time of a recall to Nashville just one day after he was picked to play in the game, he was tied for second in the AHL with 41 points (13g-28a). O’Reilly, a fifth-round pick (150th overall) by the Predators in 2005, ranked second on the Admirals roster, and tied for seventh in the AHL with 38 points (6g-32a) in 35 games when selected. The Toronto, Ont., native topped the circuit with 18 assists on the power-play and his 32 helpers placed him second in the league when the team was announced. Franson, a third rounder (79th overall) by Nashville in 2005, amassed 21 points (5g-16a) in 31 contests at the time of his first career All-Star Game selection, good for second second among club blueliners and tied for seventh among AHL defensemen.

ARNOTT PLAYS GAME NO. 1,000Predators captain Jason Arnott hit the 1,000-game milestone vs. the New York Islanders on Dec. 20, becoming the 232nd player in league history reach the mark. Arnott started his career in Edmonton (1993-93), playing the first 286 games (100g-139a-239pts.) of his career there, before moving on to New Jersey, where he would play 304 games (97g-124a-222pts.), and win the Stanley Cup in 2000. The Collingwood, Ont., native was traded to Dallas at the 2002 trade deadline, and played the next 236 games of his career with the Stars (79g-104a-183pts.), until signing with Nashville prior to the 2006-07 season.

WEBER NAMED NHL’S THIRD STAR FOR OCTOBERShea Weber was named the NHL’s third star for the month of October, after leading all d-men in scoring for the month. Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin was named the first star and the New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist was named the second star for the month.

Weber led all NHL defensemen in scoring with 11 points (4g-7a) and posted a +5 rating in 10 games during the first month of the season, helping the Predators to a 5-4-1 record. He set career individual game highs with three assists, four points and a +5 rating in a 6-3 victory over Columbus Oct. 18 and tallied the game-winning goal, an assist and a +2 rating in a 3-1 victory over Edmonton Oct. 30. Weber also has earned a dramatic increase in ice time, going from a career-high 19:30 per-game average last season to 24:24 in 2008-09, including a season-high 28:46 in a 3-1 victory over Dallas Oct. 11.

UPCOMING MILESTONESWade Belak - TEN games shy of 500 career NHL games.Greg de Vries – SIX points shy of 200 career NHL points.Martin Erat - ONE goal shy of 100 career goals, SEVEN assists shy of 200 career assists and EIGHT points away from 300 career points.Steve Sullivan - FIVE games away from 750 NHL games.Ryan Suter - EIGHT games shy of 300 career NHL games.

MILESTONES ACHIEVED IN 2008-09Jason Arnott – Notched his 800th career NHL point with a goal on Jan. 28, 2009 at Vancouver. Played his 1,000 career NHL game on Dec. 20, 2008 vs. NY IslandersWade Belak -Notched his first assist/point as a Predator on Dec. 4, 2008 vs. Colorado.Radek Bonk - Notched his 300th career assist on Feb. 18, 2009 at Detroit.J.P. Dumont - Posted his 400th career NHL point with a goal on Oct. 17, 2008 at Columbus. Appeared in his 600th career NHL game on Oct. 15, 2008 at Dallas.Martin Erat - Passed Scott Walker (96) for sole possession of second on the franchise's all-time goal-scoring list on Jan. 28, 2009 at Vancouver. Passed Kimmo Timonen for second on the franchise's multi-point games list (61) on Jan. 13, 2009 at Toronto. Passed Greg Johnson and Scott Hartnell for third on the franchise’s all-time goals list (94) on Dec. 28, 2008 at Edmonton.Dan Hamhuis - Notched his 100th career assist on Feb. 3, 2009 vs. Phoenix.Patric Hornqvist - Notched his first career assist/multi-point game on Oct. 25 vs. Los Angeles. Scored his first career goal on Oct. 15, 2008 at Dallas. Played in his first NHL game on Oct. 11, 2008 at St. Louis. Ryan Jones - Scored his first career goal and notched his first ever assist on Oct. 15, 2008 at Dallas. Played in his first NHL game on Oct. 11, 2008 at St. Louis.David Legwand - Passed Kimmo Timonen to become the franchise's all-time leader in assists (223) on Feb. 12, 2009 vs. St. Louis. Appeared in his 600th career NHL game on Feb. 5, 2009 vs. Anaheim. Passed Kimmo Timonen to become the franchise's all-time games played leader (574) on Dec. 4, 2008 vs. Colorado.Scott Nichol - Played in his 400th career NHL game on Dec. 8, 2008 at St. Louis.Cal O'Reilly - First career NHL game/first NHL point/assist on Feb. 28, 2009 vs. Detroit.Antti Pihlstrom - Scored his first career NHL goal on Dec. 8, 2008 at St. Louis. Notched his first career NHL assist/point on Dec. 4, 2008 vs. Colorado.Pekka Rinne - Earned his first career NHL shutout (30 saves) on Dec. 4, 2008 at Buffalo.Jerred Smithson - Played in his 300th career NHL game on Feb. 19, 2009 vs. St. Louis.Ryan Suter -Posted his 100th career point (assist) on Feb. 12, 2009 vs. St. Louis.Barry Trotz - Coached his 750th NHL game at Vancouver on Nov. 4, 2008. Joel Ward - Scored his first career goal on Oct. 11, 2008 at St. Louis.Shea Weber - Played in his 200th career NHL game on Jan. 6 vs. Colorado. Posted his 100th career point with a goal on Jan. 10 vs. Chicago.Greg Zanon - Played in his 200th career NHL game on Feb. 6 at Minnesota.

NASHVILLE REMAINS AMONG THE NHL’S ELITE SINCE 2005-06Since the National Hockey League reconvened for the 2005-06 season, the Predators have remained among the league leaders in both total wins and home wins (totals as of games playedMarch 1).

TROTZ PASSING SOME NHL LEGENDSWith 801 games spent behind the Predators bench, and 355 wins since 1998-99, head coach Barry Trotz is passing some NHL Hall of Famers in games coached and victories with a single NHL Franchise. On Dec. 23 vs. the Florida Panthers, Trotz passed Punch Imlach’s 770 games coached with Toronto from 1958-69, moving him into ninth on that list. He is now TEN games from eighth on that list. Since then, he has move past Sid Abel (Detroit), Jacques Martin (Ottawa) and Bryan Murray (Washington) on the wins with one franchise list. He is now in nith place on the victories list, and SIX away from legendary Boston bench boss Art Ross who sits eighth.

As of the 2009 All-Star Break, Arnott was 20th among active players in goals (346) and 22nd in points (799). He is also 16th among active NHLers in power-play markers (125) and tied for 19th in game-winning goals (54).

12 players have been signed as free agents (Arnott, Bonk, de Vries, Dumont, Ellis, Fiddler, Koistinen, Nichol, Pihlstrom, Smithson, Ward and Zanon). Of those 12, FOUR had not played an NHL game before joining the Predators (Fiddler, Koistinen, Pihlstrom and Zanon).

THREE (3) players have been acquired through trades (Belak, Jones and Sullivan).

HOME GROWNThe Predators currently have 15 players on the roster that have played every one of their NHL games in a Predators' uniform. Martin Erat, Vernon Fiddler, Dan Hamhuis, Ryan Jones, Kevin Klein, Ville Koistinen, David Legwand, Cal O'Reilly, Antti Pihlstrom, Pekka Rinne, Alexander Sulzer, Ryan Suter, Jordin Tootoo, Shea Weber and Greg Zanon have played all of their career NHL games as Nashville Predators. Dan Ellis played in one NHL game with Dallas before signing with Nashville.

FIRST-ROUNDERSThe Predators have seven players in the lineup that were drafted in the first round, three of whom were drafted by Nashville: David Legwand (2nd overall, 1998), Dan Hamhuis (12th overall, 2001) and Ryan Suter (7th overall, 2003) Jason Arnott was chosen seventh overall by Edmonton in 1993, J.P. Dumont was selected third overall by the New York Islanders in 1996, Radek Bonk was chosen third overall by Ottawa in 1994, and Wade Belak was tabbed 12th overall in 1994.